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Cornelis Bakker was born on 11 March, 1904 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is a former. Discover Cornelis Bakker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?
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Dutch physicist and former General Director of CERN |
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56 years old |
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Pisces |
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11 March 1904 |
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11 March |
| Birthplace |
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Date of death |
(1960-04-23) New York City, USA |
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New York City, USA |
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The Netherlands |
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Cornelis Bakker Height, Weight & Measurements
At 56 years old, Cornelis Bakker height not available right now. We will update Cornelis Bakker's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Cornelis Bakker Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Cornelis Bakker worth at the age of 56 years old? Cornelis Bakker’s income source is mostly from being a successful former. He is from The Netherlands. We have estimated
Cornelis Bakker's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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In 1955, he replaced Felix Bloch as the Director General of the CERN. He was then 5 years in office until he died in 1960 in a plane crash. During his funeral Bakker's work and commitment to CERN and science was repeatedly touted by politicians and researchers, such as John Adams (his successor as director general) or Jo Cals. In addition, he was awarded the Order of the Netherlands Lion by the former Queen of the Netherlands Juliana.
In 1951, Bakker was invited by Professor Pierre Auger (then director of the scientific department of UNESCO) to join a group of eight experts which should make plans about the future CERN. He is considered one of the founders of the CERN. A year later (1952) he became director of a group responsible for the design and construction of the Synchro-Cyclotron (CERN) (SC). Then he was appointed as director of the Synchro-Cyclotron department. In 1952 Bakker became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, three years later he became foreign member.
After the war Bakker replaced Gorter as a professor of physics and director of the Zeeman Laboratory at the University of Amsterdam in 1946. In addition, he became director of the Institute for Nuclear Physics of Amsterdam and the company Philips, which, sponsored by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), formed the center of nuclear physics research in the Netherlands.
In 1933 he worked for the scientific department of Philips in Eindhoven, where he was active in the field of wireless technology. In the following his interest in nuclear physics grow and he started during World War II in cooperation with August Heyn with the development of a cyclotron for Philips.
In 1931 he obtained his doctorate. His doctoral thesis dealt with the effects of Zeeman effect on spectral lines of noble gases. The next year he spent at the Imperial College of Science in London, where he continued his research in the area of spectroscopy.
Cornelis Jan Bakker (11 March 1904 – 23 April 1960) was a Dutch physicist and second Director General of CERN. He was also a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences.
